a gelli printing adventure_ a beginners gu - mahe zehra husain
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AGelliPrintingAdventure
ByMaheZehraHusainCopyrightMaheZehraHusain,2014
Allrightsreserved.
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AGelliPrintingAdventure-ABeginnersGuidetoMakingyourownGelliPlate,TextureTools,PrintsandProjects
CopyrightbyMaheZehraHusain.FirstEdition.Allrightsreserved.Theprojects,patterns,designs,instructionsandallartinthisbookarefortheinspirationandthepersonaluseofthereader.Itisnottoberepublishedorreproduced/resoldunderanycircumstances.Itispermissibleforthepurchasertocreatetheprojectsoutlinedinthisbooktosellbutnootherpartofthisbookmaybereproducedelectronicallyorbymechanicalmeans,withoutpermissionfromtheauthor.Thepublisher/authordoesnotacceptresponsibilityorguaranteeresultsoftheprojects.Manytoolsandsuppliesusedto
createtheprojectsarenotmeantforchildren.Theauthor/publisherdoesnotacceptresponsibilityforanyinjuryoccurredwhilemakingtheprojectsinthisbook.
Copyright2014-MaheZehraHusain
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Contents
IntroductionChapter1:TheJourneyChapter2:TheToolboxGelliPlateBrayerAcrylicPaintsTextureToolsTexturePlatesStampsMasksFoundItemsStencilsPaperFoamAcetatePlasticPlatesTheShoppingListChapter3:MakeyourGelliPlateGelliPlateRecipeChapter4:MakeyourToolsTextureToolsTexturePlatesStampsMasksStencils
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Chapter5:TechniquesSimplePrintingSecondPrintsAddingTexturewithToolsUsingTexturePlatesUsingStencilsMaskingPaintSplattersStampingAddingTwoColorsMetallicOverlaySpongingPrintingonDictionaryPaperDoublePrintsUsingStringUsingCorrugatedCardBubbleWrapWaterSpritzDoodleonthePlateUseFramesUseDoiliesUseStampingInkPrintonAcetatePrintonBlackCardVideosandaWorkbookChapter6:ProjectsJournalLittleHousesNotebooks
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AGelliPrintedAbodeCardsNotecardSetEnvelopesTagsBookmarksFrames
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IntroductionIhavebeenfascinatedbyprintmakingforalongtimenowandwhenIstartedreadinguponitIfoundittobeaveryfriendlyandforgivingcraftform.Eachprintyoupulloftheplatehasasenseofsurpriseandmysteryandninetyfivepercentofthetimethesurpriseisgood.IfellinlovewithGelliprintingthemomentIsawhowcolorfultheprintscouldbeandhowIcoulduseitemsfoundaroundthehouseaswonderfulprintmakingtools!Herewasacraftthatunderstoodtheimportanceofbeinggreenandreusingmaterialsthatwereotherwisedestinedforthetrash.Forthoseofyouwhoknowmywork,youknowthatIamforevertryingtofigureouthowIcanmakeuseofoldboxes,sodacans,plasticpackingandmore.ImaginemyjoyatbeingabletouseallthethingsIhadgatheredandsavedovertimetomakebeautifulprints.JoinmeasIusebottlecaps,papertowelrolls,bubblewrap,oldcard,corrugatedcardboxesandmoretomakebeautifulgelliprints.Grabapenandpaperandgothroughmylistsofthingstoshopforandotherstolookoutforandstartyourownlittlegelliprintfactory!YouwillbetotallyaddictedtothisartformbeforeyouredonewiththebookandyoullhaveprintsenoughtomakeartjournalsforallyourfamilyandfriendsthisChristmas.Ifyourelookingforafunartformthatisperfectforbothadvancedandbeginnercrafters,goodforadultsandchildren,andrelaxingtoo,youvepickeduptherightbookandchosentherightcrafttopursue.
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Chapter1:TheJourneyBeforeIstartanyjourneyorembarkuponanyartisticadventureIalwaysliketoknowtherouteandalittlebitaboutwhatIllbedoingwhileonthejourney.Iassumeyourethesame,ifsoreadon,ifnot,feelfreetoskipthisChapterandstartassemblingyourprintingtoolboxinChapter2.Gelliprintingisveryhardtoteachinasetformat.Therearesomanythingsthathappenalongyourprintrunthatarefunbutnotnecessarilyatechniqueintheirownright.ThatiswhyIhavetriedtoaddstructuretothebookbystickingtoafewbasictechniquesandtoolsthatyouwillneedyetIendtheChaptersIfeelneedmoreexplanationusingavideo.Thismakesthisbookatext,pictureandvideoguidetohelpyoualongyourprintmakingjourney.Thatsaidifyoueverfeeltheneedformoreexplanationorclarification,feelfreetodropmealineatthecraftycan@gmail.com.IlovetogetmailandamforeverrunningtomailboxandhittingmyinboxrefreshkeywhenIamnotwritingbooksorchattingwithyallonFacebookSotostartouradventurewewilltalkaboutthetoolsandmaterialsneededforthejourney.Isntthatthecasewithalljourneysthough?Onemustknowwhattopackandtakealongtomakethemostoftheadventure.Chaptertwowilllistsomeitemsthatwewillbeusinginourprintmakingadventuresothatyourewellpreparedforthecreativeroadsahead.Chapter3willintroduceustothemostimportanttoolneededforprintmakingTheGelliPlate.Nowyoucanchoosetomakeyourown,likeIdid,orbuyonefromthemarket.IhavereadravereviewsabouttheGelliplatethatisnowavailableinseveralsizes.Ifindthemalittletooexpensiveformoi,butyoumightliketotrythemout.Chapter4isfulloffuntips,tricksandtutorialsformakingyourowntoolsforprintmaking.Fromtexturecombstoplates,masksandmore.Dontthrowoutthatcardboardboxjustyet!Youllneeditfortheplates.Chapter5isfulloftechniquesthatIhavetriedonmyGelliplatetodate.Thisisbynomeansanexhaustivelist.ItisjustmeanttobeaguideorIguessitwouldbebettertosay,adivingpointforyouintothebeautifulwatersofprintmaking.IendthisChapterwithavideoofwhatoneofmyprintrunslookslike.Ireallywantyoutogetafeelofhowwemightstartourprintrunwithafewsetideasofwhatwewanttoachievebutthecolorsontheplateandthetoolsaroundushaveideasoftheirownandmaytakeusquiteanotherway.ThebestwayIcouldsee
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foryoutofollowalongasIembarkeduponthistripwastotakeyoualongviavideo.YouwillfindalinkattheendofChapter5thatwilltakeyoutoaspecialwebpagesetupjustforyoutoaccessthevideoaswellasapdfthataccompaniesthisbook.IfthelinkdoesntworkforyoupleasetrytheFreeTodaysectionofwww.alteredupcycling.com.ThepdfisanalbumofsomeofmybestprintsandthebasicstepsIusedtogetit.Nowthatdoesnotmeanyourprintwilllookthesameifyoufollowthestepsandthatispartofthebeautyofthisprocess.EvenifIfollowedtheexactsamestepsIwouldgetadifferentprintbutwhatitwilldoisgiveyouanideaandapathtofollowtogetsomethingsimilar.Feelfreetoprintthispdfforyourreference.Chapter6isthelastChapterinthisbookandwillgiveyouafewideasonwhattodowithallyourgorgeousprints.Ihaveturnedmyprintsintoeverythingfromnotecards,envelopes,cardstonapkinrings,journals,ATCbackgroundsandevenframedprints.Whatwillyoudowithyourprints?AfterreadingthisbookIamquitesureyouwillbeasinlovewithprintmakingusingaGelliplateasIam.Dontforgettoshareyourlovewithafriendorfamilymember.Dotrytobringcreativityinthelivesofthoseyouloveforlivinganartfullifeisawonderfulthing!
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Chapter2:TheToolbox
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GelliPlateWellbemakingourownGelliplateandforthatwewillneedKnoxxUnflavoredGelatin,Glycerin,RubbingAlcoholandwater.
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BrayerInvestinagoodqualitybrayer.Itwilllastyouaverylongtimeandisessentialforprintmaking.
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AcrylicPaintsThemorethemerrier!ThequalitydoesntreallymatterandIhaveusedthesomeofthemostinexpensivebrandswithamazingresults.
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TextureToolsWewillmakesomeandbuysome.IgotanawesomelittlepackatWalmart.ItissupposedtobeusedforkiddyartbutwasexactlywhatIneededandatthepriceIlikeinexpensive!Tomakeourowntexturetoolwewillneedsomehardcardandsomesiliconbakingtoolsfromthedollarstore.
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TexturePlatesIllshowyouhowtomakeyourowntextureplatesusingcorrugatedcardandfunkyfoam.
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StampsUsetheonesyouhaveathomeandthenseeifyouwantsomespecificdesigns.Wordstampsarebestmadeathomeusingfoamalphabetandcard.Youneedtomakethemdifferentlytostoreboughtonesorelsetheywillprintopposite.SeeChapter4and5formoreinformation.
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MasksStoreboughtonesaregreatandyoullfindsomeawesomeonesbyTimHoltzbutyoucanmakeyourowntoo!Allyouneedissomeplasticpackaging.
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FoundItemsIcannottellyouhowfunitistoaroundthehouselookingforstufftoprintwith.Pickupasmallbagorboxandletsgo!Lookfor:1. BubbleWrap2. Doilies3. BottleCaps4. Magazines5. PlasticMesh6. EmbossedCard7. Diecuts8. PaperTowelRolls9. PlasticPackaging10. Combs11. StiffCard12. OldCorrugatedCardBoxes
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StencilsStoreboughtonesareawesomeasmoreandmorecompaniesstartmakingstencilsformixedmediaartists.Youcanalsotrytomakeyourownusingplasticsheets/packagingandacraftknife.Iuseboth,homemadeandstoreboughtones.
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PaperIloveprintingondifferentkindsofpaper.Copypaperanddictionarypaperaremytwofavorites.
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FoamNeedlotsoffunkyfoaminsheetsandshapesandalphabetsyoucanmakealotofwordstamps,textureplatesandotherstampsusingthisfunandinexpensivematerial.
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AcetateYoucanbuyacetatesheetsfromthestoreoruseplasticsavedfrompackaging.Thisisawesomeformakingstencilsandmasksandeventoprinton.
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PlasticPlatesWewillneedslightlylargerpiecesofplasticwhichareveryrigid,almostglassliketoholdourgelliplate.Theplastic/glassmakesanawesomebasefortheplate.Foryoureasyreferencehereisalistofthestuffweneed.Therearetwolists,oneofstufftobuyandanotherofstufftolookforinthehouse.ItmaybethatsomeofstuffIfoundathomeyoullhavetobuyandsomethatIboughtyoualreadyhavebutIthoughtitwouldbeeasierforyoutoseethedifferentlists.Thislistcanalsobedownloadedheretoprintandtakewithyoutotheartstore.IfthelinkdoesntworkforyoupleasetrytheFreeTodaysectionofwww.alteredupcycling.com.Wanttopeekinsidemytoolbox?Clickhere.
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TheShoppingListLookforathomeBubbleWrapBottleCapsPaperTowelRollsMagazinesPlasticPackagingCombsDiecutShapesCorrugatedCardBoxStiffCardScissorsGlueFlatBakingDishDictionaryPaperCorrugatedCardString
TriptothestoreBrayerAcrylicPaintsKnoxxUnflavoredgelatin7packets
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Glycerin1.5cupsRubbingAlcohol0.5cupsStencilsMasksStampsStampPadsTextureToolsfromWalmartDoiliesPaperThickFunkyFoamAcetateSheetsPlasticMeshWovenPlacematfromDollarStoreSiliconSpatulafromDollarStoreBlackCard
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Chapter3:MakeyourGelliPlateGelliPlateRecipeMakingyourownGelliplateissupersimpleandfun!Tomakeyourownplateyouwillneed:1. 1CupGlycerin2. GelatinUnflavoredKnoxx7packets3. 0.5CupRubbingAlcohol4. 1.5CupsBoilingWater5. AFlatDish
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ThefirsttimeImademyplateIdidntusetherightdishtosetitandmyprintslookedfunny.AllIdidtofixitwascutitup,throwitintoabowlandintomymicrowavefor30seconds.ThenIpouredthemixtureintoaflatbakingdishAglassPyrexoneandsetitinthefridgeforawhile.
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Ifyouwantyoucanexchangethealcoholforthesameamountofglycerin.Istillhavetotryandmakeonewithoutthealcoholinit.Ithinkitmightbestrongerandbetter.Thisrecipecanalsobedownloadedheretoprint.IfthelinkdoesntworkforyoupleasetrytheFreeTodaysectionofwww.alteredupcycling.com.
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Chapter4:MakeyourToolsTextureToolsItisreallysimpletomakeyourowntexturetoolsusingsomesimplesupplies.Ilovemakingmyowndesignsandinthissectionyouwillfindhoweasyitistomakeallsortsofprintingtools.Fromtexturetools,textureplatestostampsandmasks.Letsstartwithsometexturetools.InthepreviouschapteryousawthatIfoundsomeprettyawesometoolsforquiteareasonablepriceatWalmart.IlovethosetoolsbutIstillwanttomakemyowntoo!Tomakeyourowntexturetoolsyouwillneed:1. SiliconBakingSpatulafromthe$Store2. CardSlightlystiffcardwillwork3. Scissors4. DecorativeScissors5. CombAthickplasticone
Procedure:1. Takethe$Storesiliconebakingspatulaandcutsomenotchesitinasshown
inthepicturebelow.Thiswillturnitintoatexturetool.Youcandragthespatulaacrossyourgelplatetomakedesigns.Youcanmakestraightlinesorwavesfordifferenteffects.TheawesomethingaboutSiliconebakinggoodsisthattheywontreallyhurtyourplate.Trybuyingabastingbrushtooandseewhatsortofdesignsyoucanmakewiththose!
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2. Usesomestiffcardandyourdecorativescissorstomakesomemoretools.
Allyouhavetodoistakeapieceofcardmineisusuallyindexsizedandcutoneofthelongerendsusingthedecorativescissorstogetadesignededge.Whenyoudragthesetoolsacrossyourgelliplatetheywillallmakedifferentmarks.Youcanusebothastraightorwavymotiontomakedifferentdesigns.Becarefultonotscratchyourplate.SomeartistsprefermakingthesetoolsusingfunkyfoambutIlikethesturdierversionsusing
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3. Athickcombcanalsobeusedonthegelliplatetomakedesignsandaddtexturetoyourfinishedprint.Justbecarefulwhiledraggingitacross.Dontapplytoomuchforceandmakesurethecombhasroundededges.
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TexturePlatesTextureplatesarelikeembossingfolders,theyhavearaisedpattern.Youcanchoosetomakeyourtextureplatesonabaseoffunkyfoamorcorrugatedcardboard.IamasupergreencrafterandsoIliketousecardcutoutfrompackingboxestomakethebaseofmytextureplates.Tomakeyourowntextureplatesyouwillneed:6. A$StoreRaffiaPlacemat7. CorrugatedCardPackingBoxesMailBoxes8. Scissors9. ThickFunkyFoamPreferablystickybacked10. Glue11. FunkyFoamStickers12. BubbleWrap
Wewillbemakingthreekindoftextureplatesinthissection.OnewillbebasedonFunkyFoamstickersandshapes,anotherwillusetheraffiaplacematandthethirdwillbeasimplebubblewrapplate.1. Measureyourgelliplateandcutoutcardpiecesofthesamesize.Theseare
thebaseforyourplates.Youcanmakeasmanyplatesasyouwant.
2. Forthebubblewrapplateallyoudoisgluesomebubblewraptocoveronesideofthecardsheet.Tousethisplatepressitdownonyourgelliprinttoremovesomepaintandaddanimpression.
3. TheFunkyFoamplatesarealsoverysimple.Usethestickersandshapestomakeacomposition/designonyourcardbase.Thisplateisusedthesamewayasthebubblewrapone.
4. Theplacematplateispossiblymyfavorite!Thetextureoftheraffiashowsintheprintsandmakesthemlooksupercool.AllyoudoiscuttheplacematdowntothesizeoftheplateandusesomecleardryingwhitegluelikeElmerstoglueitdown.Isavedtherestofthepiecestomakesomelongstampsforbordersetc.
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StampsLikewemadethetextureplatesabove,wecanalsomakestamps.Stampsarebasicallysmallerversionsoftextureplates.Youcanalsouseanyrubberorfoamstampsyouhaveinyourcraftingstash.Tomakesomestampsofyourownyouwillneed:1. CorrugatedCardBoard2. Scissors3. LeftoverRaffiaPlaceMat4. ThickFunkyFoam5. ShapedButtons6. FoamLetters7. ElmersGlue8. FeltShapesorCutouts9. ShapedGrommets
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Makingthestampsissimpleenough.Hereareinstructionstomakeabatchlikemine.1. Makingwordstampsispossiblyoneofmyfavoritetechniques.Todothis
allyouneedisacardbasethesizeofyourwordandsomestickybackedfoamletters.Makesurethefoamisthickorelsetheimpressionmadewillbeveryfaint.Sticktheletterstospellthewordyouneed.MyfavoritesareDreamCreateandExplore
2. Ialsousedtheleftoverbitsofmyplacemattomakesomelongerstampsasshowninthelastsection.Itrytomakesuremylongerstampsareatleastaslongasthelongersideofmyplate.ThatwayIcanhaveacontinuousprint.Onceagainallyoudoissticktheleftoverpiecesintheshapeyouwantto
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3. Youcanusethethickfunkyfoamtotraceandcutoutanyshapeyouwant.Theinternetisanamazingresourceforshapesandsilhouettesthataresimpletocut.Oryoucanuseyourdie-cuttingmachinetocutoutsomeshapesusingthefoam.Theseinturncanbemountedonthecardboardtomakeawesomestamps.
4. Ialsoliketoadherebuttonstothecardbasetomakesomestamps.Igetprettyinterestingimagesfromthem.Bradsworkthesameway.Iusedflowershapedgrommetsandstuckthemintosomecardboardtomakeacoolstamp.
5. Feltshapesandcoastersalsoworkwell.Theworkmuchbetterasactualstampsthanatremovingpaintfromaplate.Tomakethem,allyoudoisusewhiteglueandstickyourfeltshapetosomecorrugatedcard.
6. Interestinglookingboxesmakegreatstampstoo!Mycraftbuttonscameinthisawesomeplasticboxthathastheshapeofacallout.Ijustcuttheboxanduseittoaddinteresttomygelliprintsnow.
OnceagainthesearethestampsIhavemadetodate.Youcanexperimentandplayasmuchasyouwant.
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MasksMasksareohsofuntodo!Iuseallsortsofimagesfromeverywhere!Maskingwillhelpyoutoaddlotsofinteresttoyourprintbyblockingofareasincoolshapesandimages.Letsgetstarted.Tomakeyourownmasksyouwillneed:1. Scissors2. FunImagesfromJunkMail,Catalogues,MagazinesandOnlineClipArt
Galleries3. Die-CutShapes4. PlasticorAcetateSheets
Theprocedureissupersimple.1. Iusedie-cutscutfromplasticoracetate.Itrytousebitsandpiecessaved
frompackaging.IuseallsortsofimagesfromflowersandbirdstoVictorianSilhouettes
2. Imagesfoundinjunkmailandmagazinesarealsogreatbuttheyneedtobetracedoutonplasticandthencutthemout.Dontusecardstockbecauseitwillsoakallthepaintupandyouwillhavenopaintleftontheplatetoplaywith.Whenyouuseplasticmasksyoucanuseittoblockoutcertainareasoftheplateandliftaprintandthenwhenyouremovetheplasticmaskyouwillalsohavetheoptionofliftingthepaintthatwasleftbeneaththemask.Whenyouuseapapermaskallthepaintthatshouldbeleftbehindissoakeduptoo.
Youwillhaveanimmenselibraryofmasksbeforeyouknowit!
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StencilsUseacetatetocuttheseoutusingscissors,cuttersanddie-cuttingmachines!Onceagainthepossibilitiesareendlessandthisissuchafunwaytosavepiecesfromplasticpackaging.HereisastencilIcutusingacraftknife.
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Chapter5:TechniquesBeforewegetstartedontechniquesyouneedtogatherallyourtoolsstoreboughtandhomemade.Gatheryourplate,acetatesheet,printingpaper,brayerandpaints.Letsgetstarted!ThroughoutthissectionIwillshowyousomebasictechniquesIusetomakeGelliPlateprints.Eachtechniqueisfollowedbyadescriptionandsampleimages.Attheendofthischapteryouwillfindalinktoareallylongbonusvideothatwillshowmedoingallthesetechniques(plusafewmore)sothatyouhaveinstructionsintext,picturesandvideo!
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SimplePrintingWewillstartwithsqueezingoutsomepaintonourGelliplate.Usethebrayertomovethepaintaroundandcovertheplate.Liftthebrayeraftereveryroll.Thatisthemosteffectivewaytomovethepaintacrosstheplate.Takeasheetofpaperandpressitdownontheplate.Gentlyrubyourpalmsonthepapertomakesuretheprintistransferred.Liftupcarefullytoseeyourprint.Theprintyouseeherehasbeendoneusingsomeyellowpaintrolledontothegelliplate.Asyoucanseeitliftedoffsomepinkpaintfromthelastprintingrunaswell.ToaddsomevisualinterestIusedahomemadewordstamprightacrossthebottomoftheplatebeforeIpulledtheprint.Fordetailsonprintingprocedurespleasedoseethebonusvideoreferencedattheendofthischapter.
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SecondPrintsIfthereispaintleftonyourplateyoucanuseanothersheetofpaperandliftaghostprint.SometimesthoughIdonthavealotofpaintleftonmyplateandIaddathinlayerofnewpaint.ThenIliftofftheprint.Usuallyallthepaintcomesoff,butwhatissupercoolisthatthepaintthatwasleftbehindisalsolifted,givingmeasuperfunkylook.
Theprintaboveisaghostprint.FortheprintbelowIhadsomeyellowandpinkpaintleftonmyplatebutnotenoughtopullafullprint.Itookmyrollerandsomenavypaintandaddedanewthinlayerofpaint.WhenIpulledthisprintoff,notonlydidIgetthenewpaintoffbutalsotheremnantsofthelastprintingrun.IlovethislookandmostlydontcleanmyplatebetweenrunsjustsothatIcangetthislook.
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AddingTexturewithToolsWemadesomeawesometexturetoolsinthelastchapterandIalsotoldyouaboutsomeIboughtfromWalmart.IuseafewtoolsIboughtfromWalmart,afewIcutoutofcardboard,someplasticmeshandmysiliconebaking/texturetools.IfyouwanttolearnhowtomakethesepleasereadChapter4.
Theprintyouseeabovewasmadeusingthefollowingsteps.Iaddedsomegreen,pink,yellowandorangepainttomygelliplate.SinceIhadsomanycolorsIusedalittleofeachtomakesureIdidnotendupwithtoomuchpaint.
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IusedroundshapedplasticmeshandbubblewraptomakethefirstimpressionsandthenIusedmyhomemadesiliconespatulatooltorunwavesacrosstheplate.Somepinkdotswereaddedusingtheeraserendofmypencil.Iliftedthisprintandfellinlove!Ihavesincebeenusingalotofbrightcolorsinmyprinting,theydoturnoutquitewell.IalsoliftedaghostprintoffthisprintingrunsincethecolorswerebrightandIhadamoderateamountofpaintleftover.
Thisprintwasdoneinmuchthesameway.IaddedsomebrightcolorstomyGelliplateandusedmybrayertospreadthem.IthenusedasimpletexturetoolthatIhadcutusingcardanddraggeditacrosstheplatehorizontallyandvertically.Thisprintwasliftedoffandtheremainingpaintwasleftonthetray.YouwillbeabletoseewhathappenedwiththerestofthepaintifyouscrollbacktotheSecondPrintsection.Theblueprintinthatsectionwasmadeusingthepinkand
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orangepaintleftontheplateafterpullingthisprint.Iaddedsomebluepaintandthenpulledanotherprint.ThatwayIgotthenewbluelayerandthepinkandorangeghostlayertoo!Hereistheprintagainforeasyreference.
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UsingTexturePlatesIfyouvereadChapter4:MakeyourownTools,youknowthatIcreatedsometextureplatesusingvariousmaterials.Theprintyouseebelowismadeusingoneofmytextureplates.IfoundanamazingtablematattheDollarStoreandbroughtithomewithmeknowingIhadtoturnitintoaplate.YoucanseetheinstructionsonhowthematwaschangedtoatextureplateinChapter4.ThisprintbeganassmallblobsofpaintpinkandorangeonmyGelliplate.Thepaintwasthenspreadusingmybrayerandthetextureplatewaspressedintoliftthepaintoff.Thisprintwasliftedoffrightafter.Youcanseethateventhewoventextureoftheplacematcamethrough!Suchsimplestepstofollowandsuchamazingresults.IloveGelliPrintingbecauseitreallyappealstothegreencrafterinme.Icantakesomanyitemsfoundaroundthehouseorininexpensiveplacesthatcanbeturnedintowonderfultoolsthatcanbeusedagainandagainformakingbeautifulprints.
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Thisnextprintwasmadeinthesameway.ThistimethoughIusedbluepaintonmyGelliplateandusedaplateIhadmadeusingFunkyFoamcutindifferentrectangularframes.InstructionscanbefoundinChapter4.AfterIusedthefoamplatetomakeanimpressiononmyplateIalsousedalongthinstampImadeusingtheleftoverplacematpiecesandpressedthatdownbeforeItookmyprint.Thatiswhyyoucanseetwokindsofprints.Theframesinthebackgroundandthelovelyplacemattexturealongthemiddleintheforefront.
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UsingStencilsStencilsonGelliplateswieldsomeamazingresultsandcanbeusedinavarietyofdifferentways.IlaidthestencilonmyGelliplateandrolledoversomepinkpaint.WhenIliftedthestencilIhadaperfectdesignwaitingtobelifted.IpulledtheprintonsomeplainwhitepaperandtheprintyouseeiswhatIgot.
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WhenIliftedofftheimageasisusuallythecasesomepaintwasstillleftontheplate.InsteadofwastingthepaintorcleaningtheplateItookanotherprint.AnotherwaytousethestencilsistocoveryourGelliplatewithpaintandthenlaythestencilontop.Lifttheprintandyoullgetsomethingsimilartowhatwesawbefore.Butthistimeyoullbeabletoliftthestencilsandlikewesawwithourmasks,somepaintwillbeleftover.Whenyoupullthatprintyoullgetwhatyouseebelow.
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Keepplayingwithyourstencilsandyoullfindmanydifferentandfunwaystousethem.
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MaskingInthelastchapterwemadeafewplasticmasks.InthissectionIwilltalkaboutbothplasticandpapermasks.AsageneralruleIdontusetoomanypapermasksbuttherearesomeusesforthemtoo.InthepicturesbelowyoucanseethatIhaveusedacakeshapedpapermask.Thisdie-cutshapewasoneofapackof10or12thatIboughtforadollarattheDollarTree.ImixedsomelightanddarkbluepaintonmyGelliplateandlaidthecakemaskontop.Ithenpressedapieceofwhitepaperontheplateandliftedoffmyprint.
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AfterIliftedmydiecutIsawthatithadbeenprintedtoo.
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WhatwasleftontheplatewasjustaslightoutlineoftheplateandsoIliftedthatontoanalreadyprintedpiece.InthiswayIwasabletodothreedifferentthingsusingoneapplicationofpaintonmyplate.
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UsingaplasticmaskIdidthesamething.HereistheprintthatIpulledwiththemaskontheplateandasheetofpaperappliedontop.
HereistheprintIgotafterIliftedthemask.
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PaintSplattersIwantedtotrymakingsmallpaintsplattersonmyplateandliftthoseoffinprintstoo.Istartedoutwithabaseofpaintonmyplatespreadusingabrayer.Ithendroppedverysmalldropofpaintinarandomfashiononmyplate.Ipresseddownsomepaperandliftedofftheprintyouseebelow.
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StampingUsingstampsonyourGelliplatecanbealotoffun.AsyoucanseeinthepicturebelowIusedmyfeltcoasterstampandusedmybrayertocoveritwithpaint.IthenstampedtheimageontomycleanGelliplate.ThenIliftedoffthestampedimagesonalightyellowplainprint.Ithinkthecontrastlooksawesome!Whenusingthistechniquewithstoreboughtstampsbecarefulsincethiswillnotworkwithwordstamps.WhenweusewordstampsontheGelliplatetheyaremadewrongsidearound,whenwestampthemontheplatetheylookright,butwhenwelifttheprinttheyaremirroredagainandsoarethewrongwayaround.Wheneveryouneedwordsyoushouldmakeyourownstamps.Makethemasyouwouldwritethemnotmirrored.
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Thereisanotherwaytoaddstampedimagestoo!Takesomepaintandrollitoutontoyourplate.Nowtakeyourstampanduseittostampoverthepaint.Everytimeyoustampanimpressionwillbemadeinyourprint.HerearetheonesIdid.
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AddingTwoColorsThereareacoupleofwaystoaddtwocolorstoyourprints.Thefirstwayistoaddacoupleofcolorstotheplateandthenrandomlymixthemupusingyourbrayer.Anotherwayistoaddpainttodifferentsectionsoftheplateandusethebrayertorolloutlinedsections.Thesesectionsareblurredalongtheedgesandlooksupercool.Thefirsttwoprintsshownbelowareexamplesofthesectiontechniquewhilethelastoneisanexampleofgreenandaquajustmixedintogether.
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MetallicOverlayAnotherfuntechniquetotryisthemetallicoverlay.TakesomemetallicacrylicpaintanduseyourbrayertospreaditacrossyourGelliplate.Useanytexturetechniqueortooltoaddsomepatterntotheplate.Thentakeaprintthathasdriedcompletelyanduseittopullofthemetalliclayer.Theprintyouseebelowwasdoneinthesamestyle.Theprintsheetwaspulledoffapinkplatewithatextureadded.Thesecondmetalliclayerwasaddedafterthefirstpinklayerhaddried.Iusedatexturetooltoaddsomewavestothemetallicpaintontheplatebeforepullingtheprint.
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SpongingIlovelovethissupersimpletechnique.Istartbysqueezingsomepaintcolorsontomypaletteandthenuseamake-upspongetospongethemontomyGelliplateasshowninthepicturebelow.Thetwoprintsyouseehavebeenliftedofftheplateshownbelow.Theprintswilldifferdependingontheextenttowhichyoucovertheplate.Iliketoletsomewhiteshowthrough.
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PrintingonDictionaryPaperTryprintingondifferentkindsofpapertogetdifferentresults.Trycraftpaper,delipaperandmore!HereyoucanseesomeprintsIpulledusingolddictionarypaper.
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DoublePrintsOnceyoulearnsimpleGelliprintingtechniqueyoucanaddthemtooneanothertogetacountlessnumberofamazinglycomplexlookingcombinations.Letmedescribetheprintsbelowandbreakthemdownintoeasysteps.Theprintontheleftbelowstartedoutasamulticoloredprintwithsometexturetoolsusedtoadddimension.Theprintwasthendriedandanotherlayerwasaddedusingastencil.TheprintontherightwasdoneinexactlythesamewayonlyIusedatextureplateontopofthepurplepaintforthefirstprint.IaddedasecondlayerinexactlythesamewayasfortheprintonthelefttheonlydifferencewasthatthisstencilprintwasactuallythesecondoneIpulledofffromthesamepaintsoitsalittlelighter.
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Theprintbelowisdoneinthesamewayandfollowingthesamesteps.ItstartedoutbeingamulticoloredprintwithsomedoodlingaddedtotheGelliplatebeforeIliftedtheprint.AfteritdriedIusedittopulloffsomeleftoverpaintfromablueprintrun.Thisiswhyyoucanseesomereallythinbluelines.Cleaningtheplateisnofunatleastnotforme.Ikeepaddinglayerstooldprintsorusingtheleftoverpainttoaddsomeinteresttothenextprintrun.
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UsingStringWhatdoyouthinkhappenswhenyoubringsomestringandyourGelliplatetogether?Magic!Istartedoffwithsomebrightpaintandrolleditontomyplateusingmybrayer.ThenItooksomestringandlaiditdownonmyplateinaprettyhaphazardwayasyoucanseefromthepicturebelow.
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ThenIremovedthestringandpulledanotherprint!Canyouseemywordstampshowingthrough?Iusedittoaddsomeadditionalfuntomyprint.
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UsingCorrugatedCardPartofthereasonIloveGelliprintingsoisthatithelpsmetocreatetoolsoutofjunk.Herearesomeprintsthatwerepulledusingcorrugatedcardtoaddsomeinterest.Thewonderfullystraightandfinelinesinthepapermakeitawesometoaddsomegeometricfuntoyourprints.Thecardcanbeusedasatextureplate.Justcutsometothesizeofyourplateandpressitdownintoyourpaintedplatewheneveryouwanttoaddsomelinestoyourprints.
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BubbleWrapBubblewrapisanotherjunkitemthataddsamazinginteresttoGelliprints.HereareacoupleofprintsIdidusingbubblewrap.ForthefirstprintIaddedsomepinkpainttomyplatewhichalreadyhadsomeyellowpaintleftoverfromarunandthenpresseddownsomebubblewraptoaddtexture.Ipulledtheprintimmediatelyafter.
ForthisprintItooksomepaintandsqueezeditoutintoapalette.Ithenusedmybrayertocoverthebubblewrapinthepaintandpresseditdownintotheplate.ThenIpulledaprint.
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WaterSpritzThisisaverysubtleeffectbutIlikeitalot.Afteryouhaveaddedsomepaintontoyourplateandblendeditusingabrayertryspritzingsomewaterontotheplatebeforeyouliftyourprint.Youwillbeabletoseewhitedotareasintheprintwherethewaterwashedthepaintaway.Theeffectisveryfine.Andlooksquitecool.
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DoodleonthePlateYupyoucan!Justtakeabluntdrawingtool,likeaneraserattheendofapenciloraroundeddowelanddrawtoyourheartscontent!Iloveaddingspirals!HereisthefirstprintIliftedoffmyplate.Theleftoverpaintwasliftedonapreviouslightblueprinttogiveitsomelife.
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UseFramesYoucanusecardboardframestoprintneatlittlenotecardsusingyourGelliplate.Asshownintheimagebelow,Iaddedsomeyellowpainttomygelliplateandspreaditoutusingmybrayer.ThenIaddedthewordfunusingmyhomemadewordstamps.Itookanoldpieceofcardandusedittocutoutasmallframe.Ilaidtheframeontheplate,highlightingthepartIwantedtoprintandVoila!Ihadperfectlittletagsprintedwiththewordfun.Icanusethesetagsinartjournaling,scrapbookingorcardmaking!
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UseDoiliesIalsoloveusingdoiliesonmyGelliplatetomakesomefunprints.Iusepaperdoiliesbutyoucouldusefabricorplasticonestoo.Thereareacoupleofwaystousethedoilies.Thefirstisasshownbelow.Laythedoiliesontheplateandthenrollonthepaintusingyourbrayer.Thenliftthedoiliesoffbeforepullingaprint.
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Theotheroptionwouldbetorollsomepaintontotheplateandthenpressthedoiliesdownandliftthemoffbeforetakingaprint,justtoaddsometexturetoyourfinishedGelliprint.Ipreferthefirstmethodasitgivesmeacrispimageandsomewhitespacetoplaywith.
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UseStampingInkStampinginkandpadsworkwellwiththeGelliplateaswell!InfactyoucanbrayeronsomeinkontoyourGelliplateandgetsomeawesomeprints.IntheexamplebelowIusedsomesmallinkpadsandjuststampedthemallovermyplate.Iusedafewdifferentcolors.Thecolorswillbemuchlighterontheplateandyoullbarelybeabletoseethembutwhenyoulifttheprintyoullseequitevibrantcolors.
Youcanalsostampsomeimagesontoyourplateandliftthoseuptoo!
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PrintonAcetatePrintingonacetateisthesameasprintingonpaper.YesyourGelliplatewillletyoudothat!Thisisthesimplestprintpossibleandlooksamazing.AllIdidwasaddtwodifferentcolorstomyplateandblendedthemalittleusingabrayer.ThenIlaidmyacetateovertheplateandpulledthisprint.Ghostprintsworkverywellonacetatetoo.Justtakecarewhenprintingmultiplelayersandletthepreviousonedryoutbeforeaddinganother.Alsoavoidusingtoomuchpaint.
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PrintonBlackCardUselightcolorsorwhitetoprintonblackpaperandyoullgetsomeawesomeresults.Ilikeusingstencilstoblockoutcertainareaswhenprintingwithblackpaper.Theareathathasbeenblockedoutwithastencilormaskhelpstheblackbasetoshowthroughandthecontrastisawesome.HereisaroughprintIdidonblackcard.
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VideosandaWorkbookThislinkwilltakeyoutoaspecialwebpagesetupjustforyoutoaccessapdfthataccompaniesthisbook.IfthelinkdoesntworkforyoupleasetrytheFreeTodaysectionofwww.alteredupcycling.com.ThepdfisanalbumofsomeofmybestprintsandthebasicstepsIusedtogetit.Nowthatdoesnotmeanyourprintwilllookthesameifyoufollowthestepsandthatispartofthebeautyofthisprocess.EvenifIfollowedtheexactsamestepsIwouldgetadifferentprintbutwhatitwilldoisgiveyouanideaandapathtofollowtogetsomethingsimilar.Feelfreetoprintthispdfforyourreference.WealsohaveanawesomevideoforyououtliningsomeofthetechniquesIusealotinmyprints.Hereisthelinktothevideo!
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Chapter6:ProjectsJournalMaterials:1. GelliPrintsIusedabout10A4prints2. GlueStick3. CuttingTool4. BlackCard5. AcetatePrint6. SomeDecorativeTape
InstructionsTostartoffIcutmyprintstoremoveallthewhitemargins.Iwantedmypagestobeonefullprint,nowhite.
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ThenIfoldedupthepageswiththeprintedsidesinside.Istackedthemupasshownandthengluedthewhitesidestogethertoformabooklet.
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BygluingthewhiteendstogetherIreinforcedthepaperandhadalovelybook.
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Ifinishedmyjournalwiththeblackcardcoverthatwascoveredinoneofmyfavoriteprints.Icutsomeprintedacetateandusedsomedecorativetapetosecureittothecoverandaddedsometagstothepocket.
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LittleHousesMaterials:1. GelliPrintsIused5x7printsdoneoncard2. ClearTape3. CuttingTool4. Pen
InstructionsDrawahousetemplateontothebacksideofyourprint.Iuseda5x7inchesprintIhaddoneoncard.Thehouseshapeissupersimpletodrawasyoucanseeinthepicturebelow.Alternativelyyoucanalsochoosetodownloadatemplatefromtheweb.
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Afteryoucutoutthehouseshapeusesomecardtocutlittleroofs.Makesomewindowsinthehousesusingacraftknife.
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NotebooksMaterials:1. GelliPrintsIuseda5x7printoncard2. PlainA4Paper3. CuttingTool4. Wire5. Ribbons6. Crop-A-DileoraHolePunch
InstructionsTostartoffIcutmyA4sizepaperintoquarters.Ithentookabout15ofthequarterA4sheetsandcenteredthemonmy5x7card.Ipunchedaholethroughtheentirebunchalongthespineasshown.
Iusedaribbontotieupmynotebook.IliketryingdifferentkindsofbindingandsoIusedwireaswellasribbon.YoucanseesomeexamplesofthedifferentbindingIdidinthepicturesonthenextpage.Youcanalsochoosetojustcover
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AGelliPrintedAbodeMaterials:1. GelliPrintsIused4printsonDictionaryPaper2. ModPodgeGlossyFinish3. Brush4. WoodenBirdhouse
InstructionsTostartoffIlayeredsomemodpodgeontothebirdhouseandstarteddecoupagingthegelliprintstothewood.
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IuseddifferentcoloredprintsforthedifferentsidesofthebirdhouseandIalsodidapatchworkofsortsontheroof.Itisveryimportanttosealthisprojectwell
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asitwillhavetostandoutdoorweather.Iused3coatsofglossymodpodgetosealmyproject.Icouldhaveusedseveralembellishmentsonthehousebutrefrainedfromdoingsojustsothatthisbirdhousecouldactuallybeusedinthegarden.Ifyouwanttousethisasadecorativeaccentthengoaheadandaddsomeflowersandotherembellishmentstoaddevenmorecolortothisgelliprintedabode.
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CardsMaterials:1. GelliPrintsIuseda5x7printoncard2. PrimaFlowers3. Ribbons4. Glue5. WashiTape6. StickonGems
InstructionsForthisprojectIusedtheframetechniqueandprintedsomecardsthatsaidFUN.
Iaddedsomewashitapeandribbonstothesideofthecard.Ilayeredthemforarichlook.
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Ifinishedupwithsomeflowerslayeredindifferentcolorsandtoppedthemoffwithstickongems.Thesecardswouldbelovelytouseasinvitationsandannouncements.UsingthetechniquestaughtinChapter4and5youcouldmakeanywordstampandthenuseittodoyourownpersonalizedcards.
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InstructionsFoldthecardprintstocreatelittlenotecards.Decoratewithstampsandbuttons.Tieupasetwithribbonstogivetosomeoneasagift.
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InstructionsDownloadyourworkbookfromhere.Usethetemplateprovidedtocutyourprintsintoenvelopestemplates.Foldthetabsandgluedowntomakelovelygelliprintedenvelopes.
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TagsMaterials:1. GelliPrintsIuseda5x7printoncard2. Ribbons3. Crop-a-DileoraHolePunch
InstructionsIcutmycardinto4pieces.Youcanevenuseprintscrapsleftoverfromotherprojectstomakethesetags.ThenIpunchedaholealongthetopandaddedsomeribbon.Iusedthesetagsasinsertsformyartjournalprojectshownearlier.Ialsousethesetagsinmyscrapbookingandartjournalingandofcourseinmygiftgivingtoo!
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BookmarksMaterials:1. GelliPrintsIused45x7printsoncard2. Glue3. Ribbons4. Crop-A-DileoraHolePunch
InstructionsTostartoffItookeachpieceofprintedcardandfoldeditdownthemiddle.Iwanteddoublesidedbookmarksandfoldingthecardmadethemdoublesidedaswellasreinforcingthem.Igluedthemtogetherandpunchedholesinthetop.
ThenitwasjustamatterofaddingsomeribbonsandIhadalovelysetofbookmarks.
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Makemanyoftheseandhavethemhandytouseaslittlegifts.SliponeineverypresentyougivethisChristmas.Youcanalsoaddstampedimages,rub-onsandotherflatembellishmentstoyourbookmarks!
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FramesMaterials:1. WoodenFrames2. PrimaFlowers3. Buttons4. Glue5. GelliPlate6. Paints
InstructionsTostartofrolledonsomegreenpaintontomygelliplate.ThenItookmywoodenframesandstartedpressingthemintotheplate.IkeptrotatingtheframestillIwashappywiththecoverageIgot.ThenItookastencil,laiditontheplateandrolledonsomepinkpaintontomyplate.Iliftedthestencilandpresseddownmyframes.OnceagainIkeptrotatingthemtillIwashappywiththecoverageanddesign.Youwillnoticethatsomeareasaredoubleprinted.Ilikethateffectanditistheresultoftherandomplacementoftheframes.ThenIgotoutsomeflowersandbuttonsandlaidthemonmyframes.IplayedwiththelayouttillIwashappy.Ithengluedthemdown.Voila!
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LeaveaReviewIfyoulikethisbook,pleaseconsidertakingoutsometimeandleavingareviewonAmazon.Itreallyhelpsustospreadthewordaboutgreencrafting.Checkoutourotherbookshere
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IntroductionChapter 1: The JourneyChapter 2: The ToolboxGelli PlateBrayerAcrylic PaintsTexture ToolsTexture PlatesStampsMasksFound ItemsStencilsPaperFoamAcetatePlastic PlatesThe Shopping ListChapter 3: Make your Gelli PlateGelli Plate RecipeChapter 4: Make your ToolsTexture ToolsTexture PlatesStampsMasksStencilsChapter 5: TechniquesSimple PrintingSecond PrintsAdding Texture with ToolsUsing Texture PlatesUsing StencilsMaskingPaint SplattersStampingAdding Two ColorsMetallic OverlaySpongingPrinting on Dictionary PaperDouble PrintsUsing StringUsing Corrugated CardBubble WrapWater SpritzDoodle on the PlateUse FramesUse DoiliesUse Stamping InkPrint on AcetatePrint on Black CardVideos and a WorkbookChapter 6: ProjectsJournalLittle HousesNotebooksA Gelli Printed AbodeCardsNotecard SetEnvelopesTagsBookmarksFrames